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What is art? What makes it good? And other things Signal festival makes you think about

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Photography by Tomáš Slavík This year's edition of Prague-based digital arts festival Signal uncovered some big ideas – not least, that a public artwork's success comes down to one of its most fundamental elements – its relationship to place. To deny the links between art and science is to deny Leonardo da Vinci and the entire Renaissance.

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10 fun illustration challenges to spark your creativity and energise you in 2024

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Rekindle your creativity with these art challenges, purpose-built to jumpstart your artistic journey. It's an initiative of Character Design References (CDR), an independent website dedicated to sequential, illustrative, and concept art from animation, games and comics. Food illustration challenge Love food?

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Why today's visual artists need to be multi-disciplined masters

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In 2024, though, that's all been flipped on its head. The world of visual arts is no longer confined to distinct categories. Imagine you're a photographer who wants to learn CGI to add backgrounds, or someone looking to move into video to take on art direction roles. Enhancing your storytelling.

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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

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Amid this backdrop of transformation, Arts AlUla has been formed to commission site-specific artworks from international and Saudi artists. He has been keen to share the work and ideas of a Pop Art icon many in the West may feel over-familiar with to a new audience. The artist said: "People are always calling me a mirror."

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Missed out on tickets to your favourite summer festival? Here's what's still available

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Here's what's still available and what is ready to book for 2024. Summer's finally here, and it's the perfect time to immerse yourself in the world of arts, music and culture at some of the most exciting festivals across the UK. We've also listed some 2024 festivals you should consider booking sooner rather than later.

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10 brilliant illustrators you should have on your radar

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Looking to commission an illustrator or just seeking fresh visual inspiration for your own work? It's easy to get stuck looking at the same kind of art, time and time again, in a kind of artistic version of an echo chamber. Having graduated in fine arts in 2008, he now leads the digital arts course at Shandong University of Arts.

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Fab new typefaces to freshen up your design projects this Spring

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That's not to say there's anything wrong with sticking to the same old reliable workhorses; indeed, our Top 50 fonts of 2024 lists many old favourites along with new releases. Indeed, we featured their Brinca typeface in our 2024 Top 50. In this article, we'll get you started with a plethora of captivating new typefaces.